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Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program

Program Goal

Our program is committed to producing well-trained, academically-oriented orthopaedic surgeons while adhering to all Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) requirements and standards. The basic philosophy provides a broadly based orthopaedic education, exposing residents to all major subspecialties. The learning environment, protected by strict rules, requires residents to attend all educational activities.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Effective information exchange and collaboration with patients and colleagues

Professionalism
Commitment to professional responsibilities, ethical behavior, sensitivity to diversity

Systems-Based Practice
Using resources, improving system of care and patient safety

Accreditation

Since its inception at Miami Valley Hospital in 1973 under the leadership of Dr. Hobart Klaaren, the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program has been granted full accreditation by the ACGME Residency Review Committee (RRC).

The RRC reviewed our program in 2007, increasing the number of allowed positions from three residents per year to four residents per year for a new total of 20 available resident positions. All positions are filled through the National Residency Match Program (NRMP).

The internship (PGY-1) conforms to American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) guidelines and requirements. In addition to the five-year training track, we now offer a six-year track, which includes a musculoskeletal research year between the first and second clinical training years. The Orthopaedic In-Training Exam (OITE) is administered nationally each fall.

Program Overview

The five-year Orthopaedic Residency Program curriculum is comprised of general orthopaedics and subspecialty rotations. Overall, the residents acquire a broad spectrum of orthopaedic training, experiencing the field both from the private practice perspective as well as full-time academic medicine. Because our program is designed to foster one-to-one resident-to-faculty mentor relationships, participating faculty monitor residents closely as they assume increasing responsibility throughout their training.

During residency training, each resident develops and completes a research project under the direction of department faculty. We emphasize and monitor education goals and protect resident conference time in order to further achieve those goals.

Benefits

Gym: There is a full service gym at Miami Valley Hospital that is equipped with elliptical machines, treadmills, weight lifting machines, free weights and two racquetball courts. There is a one time fee of $50 for the duration of the residency. There is also a full service gym at the Dayton VA that is free to use.

Vacation: Residents are granted three weeks of paid vacation each year. Vacations are not allowed during the first and last months of the resident year (July and June). This allows a seamless transition between years of residency. Only one vacation week is allowed during each three-month block.

Meals: Residents are provided a monthly stipend for meals. There are snacks, beverages and breakfast items in many of the lounges.